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she has been awarded $18 million in damages because equifax didn't fix those mistakes. >> there was all kinds of incorrect information. like incorrect debt collector information. and incorrect social security and birth date. we did put some of the things off that we had planned to do during this phase because we couldn't get credit. >> equifax is expected to appeal this award. one in four credit reports contains some kind of errors. >>> a united airlines employee and his wife have been charged with stealing luggage in the aftermath of the san francisco plane crash. crudup and thomas out on bail. the pair stole luggage which arrived at the airport unattended after a plane was diverted because of the crash. >>> a little girl from arkansas is battling a brain infection she likely contracted at a now-closed water park. they voluntarily shut the park.
she has been awarded $18 million in damages because equifax didn't fix those mistakes. >> there was all kinds of incorrect information. like incorrect debt collector information. and incorrect social security and birth date. we did put some of the things off that we had planned to do during this phase because we couldn't get credit. >> equifax is expected to appeal this award. one in four credit reports contains some kind of errors. >>> a united airlines employee and his...
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a jury awarded her $18.6 million in damages against equifax. julie miller claimed that she contacted that agency 8 times over a two year period to correct everything from her accounts she didn't open to her social security numbers and birth date. that did not happen so it damaged her ability to get credit. equifax declined to comment on the specifics of the case but is planning an appeal. earlier this year a federal study found as many as one in five consumers has errors on the credit report. $18 million will fix that in a hurry. >> yeah, if she applied for a loan and couldn't get one, well, your loan days are over. >> mean tile, lea michele has broken her silence. she issued the first public remarks following the death of her boyfriend and costar cory monteith. she said thank you for helping me through this time with your enormous love and support. corey will forever be in my
a jury awarded her $18.6 million in damages against equifax. julie miller claimed that she contacted that agency 8 times over a two year period to correct everything from her accounts she didn't open to her social security numbers and birth date. that did not happen so it damaged her ability to get credit. equifax declined to comment on the specifics of the case but is planning an appeal. earlier this year a federal study found as many as one in five consumers has errors on the credit report....
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america, julie miller from oregon asked equifax to fix a major mistake on her credit report, they gave her the run around, she took them to federal court, and won $ 18.6 million. with us, baxter who represented her. welcome, great to have you here, justin, i start with you, a large verdict for this case. how diddy this come to award all this money? this is amazing toe. >> the verdict was 2% of equifax's net worth, jy was trying to send a message that woul reach the board o directors, and ceo. and the investors. gerri: amazing, now, john, you and i have talked a number of times over years about number of mistakes in the credit reports, the credit reports that are essential for getting bank loans
america, julie miller from oregon asked equifax to fix a major mistake on her credit report, they gave her the run around, she took them to federal court, and won $ 18.6 million. with us, baxter who represented her. welcome, great to have you here, justin, i start with you, a large verdict for this case. how diddy this come to award all this money? this is amazing toe. >> the verdict was 2% of equifax's net worth, jy was trying to send a message that woul reach the board o directors, and...
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gerri: john, i want to say we tried to contact equifax to get a response, we have heard nothing yet. maybe we will later. >> surprise. gerri: i am not -- i am not that surprised. but we want to give them a hearing, if they want to come on show and talk about this, i'm happy to hear when they say. but reality from reporting that i've seen that the kinds of people who are listening to the complaints are all over the world. idea they understand what is going to here with consumer credit work the way credit is doled out, probably not? >> yeah, the reporting agencies receive tens of thousands of consumer disputes every day, not every month or year but every day. so, their effort to to try to automate the process quickly. it works a large majority of the time, but things do fall through the crack, we're talking about human beings whose lives can be devastated, ruined. spend time, and money to get it corrected. i guarantee, you asked about credit file action advice study accuracy study, i guarantee. the consumer with the error, does not care, 100% of their credit respect reports contain . g
gerri: john, i want to say we tried to contact equifax to get a response, we have heard nothing yet. maybe we will later. >> surprise. gerri: i am not -- i am not that surprised. but we want to give them a hearing, if they want to come on show and talk about this, i'm happy to hear when they say. but reality from reporting that i've seen that the kinds of people who are listening to the complaints are all over the world. idea they understand what is going to here with consumer credit work...
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experts say equifax will appeal. miller hopes this is a wakeup call. >> it can really affect your credit and your scores and your life. >> reporter: if that's not a wakeup call, this should be. a recent study found that one in four reports contains errors, and remember, everyone is entitled to a free report every 12 months. you not only have to take it but check it. comb through it. >> you might have to fight. thanks very much. >>> now to a stunning nationwide sweep, a crackdown on child prostitution involving 76 american cities. the fbi released this video showing some of the raid dubbed operation cross-country. 105 children were rescued, some as young as nine, and 150 people arrested. the operation is part of a program that has rescued 2,700 exploited children over the last decade. >>> pope francis is home at the vatican tonight back from brazil where 3 million flocked to see him on world youth day. on the flight back a relaxed pontiff made global headlines with humble remarks, reaching out to gay catholics the way
experts say equifax will appeal. miller hopes this is a wakeup call. >> it can really affect your credit and your scores and your life. >> reporter: if that's not a wakeup call, this should be. a recent study found that one in four reports contains errors, and remember, everyone is entitled to a free report every 12 months. you not only have to take it but check it. comb through it. >> you might have to fight. thanks very much. >>> now to a stunning nationwide sweep,...
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experts say equifax will appeal. miller hopes this is a wake-up call. >> it can really affect your, your credit and your scores and your life. >> reporter: if that isn't enough of a wake-up call this should be. one in four credit reports contain errors according to a recent study. remember everyone is entitled to a free credit report every 12 months. don't forget to get yours and then, of course, check it. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> the first one to roll my eyebrows when somebody gets a ton of money for nothing. that is ridiculous. i am really happy about this one. this woman tried and tried and tried, according to the legal case, to get this rectified. the company didn't do it. everybody has felt powerless dealing with a giant bureaucracy. maybe this will send a message. >> you're right. and not only -- that weighed on the jury. the jury, her attorney. probably realized -- she didn't go running to the courthouse -- she actually tried for two years with the company and called back and stayed on the phone
experts say equifax will appeal. miller hopes this is a wake-up call. >> it can really affect your, your credit and your scores and your life. >> reporter: if that isn't enough of a wake-up call this should be. one in four credit reports contain errors according to a recent study. remember everyone is entitled to a free credit report every 12 months. don't forget to get yours and then, of course, check it. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> the first one to roll my...
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equifax said miller would need to take the mistakes up with creditors. eight times she tried to get them fixed. so far no comment from equifax. >> what a mess that. can keep you from getting a job. the jury was upset. >> thank you. >> sure. >> well, watch abc live stream is now available at the bay area to breng you a live stream of your local news and all of the your favorite abctv shows. watch abc allows you to bring it with you wherever you want to be. go to abc 7 news.com to find out how to access watch abc. >> hazy weather today. >> yes. >> let's go back up on the roof. >> yes. >> no matter where you look here, clouds are following n you should be at this time of the year. we'll talk about what's happening now and what is coming up in the future. temperatures have been below average. around the region and if you've been out and about you probably noticing hazy skies. smoke where fires are traveling down towards the bay area. so the worst of the air quality expected to be for coast and central bay. it's expected to be unhealth yes for sensitive group
equifax said miller would need to take the mistakes up with creditors. eight times she tried to get them fixed. so far no comment from equifax. >> what a mess that. can keep you from getting a job. the jury was upset. >> thank you. >> sure. >> well, watch abc live stream is now available at the bay area to breng you a live stream of your local news and all of the your favorite abctv shows. watch abc allows you to bring it with you wherever you want to be. go to abc 7...
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an oregon woman fights equifax and wins to the tune of $18 million. put that on your credit report. "newsroom" starts now. >>> good morning, thank you so much for joining me, i'm carol costello reporting this morning from washington, d.c. first up, dangerous weather across the country. roads closed, drowning deaths and an arizona 33 tourists who were lucky to escape death. take a look at these amazing pictures. flash floods literally picked up a bus, sweeping it off the road and carrying it 300 yards before it tipped over. thankfully, everyone got out okay. in the meantime, rescue teams were busy in north carolina where floods are being blamed for two deaths. indra petersons is in new york tracking all this extreme weather. good morning, indra. >> slow-moving thunderstorms drenched the nation from east to west with north carolina experiencing the worst of it. >> i could only see the top of the car and i was like, oh, my god. >> reporter: surging flood waters turned the streets into rivers, making cars and mailboxes barely visible. >> i have personally never been on anything quite th
an oregon woman fights equifax and wins to the tune of $18 million. put that on your credit report. "newsroom" starts now. >>> good morning, thank you so much for joining me, i'm carol costello reporting this morning from washington, d.c. first up, dangerous weather across the country. roads closed, drowning deaths and an arizona 33 tourists who were lucky to escape death. take a look at these amazing pictures. flash floods literally picked up a bus, sweeping it off the road...
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equifax will appeal the verdict. an estimated one out of every five credit reports contains errors. now if you have a consumer issue to resolve, call us at 888-5-helps-u. on the consumerwatch, sue kwon, kpix 5. >>> the uc-san diego student locked up and forgotten about for four days will get $4 million. it happened in april last year. daniel chong was left in a windowless interrogation room by federal drug agents without food and water. he said he did whatever he had to do to survive. >> i did what i had to do to survive. i had to -- i [ indiscernible ] >> the 23-year-old was incoherent and suffering from kidney failure when he was found. chong was at a friend's house during a drug raid but was never charged with anything. >>> an inmate in arkansas had a much easier time getting out of jail. he ran out the front door. surveillance cameras saw the whole thing. you can see the man talking on the phone. he suddenly bolts through a reception window. a deputy was hot on his heels but too fast, the guy bolted out the door to the parking lot where a getaway driver was waiting. they are sti
equifax will appeal the verdict. an estimated one out of every five credit reports contains errors. now if you have a consumer issue to resolve, call us at 888-5-helps-u. on the consumerwatch, sue kwon, kpix 5. >>> the uc-san diego student locked up and forgotten about for four days will get $4 million. it happened in april last year. daniel chong was left in a windowless interrogation room by federal drug agents without food and water. he said he did whatever he had to do to survive....
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equifax is expected to appeal. >> the consumer did their job, however, somebody dropped the ball. that's why you're seeing such a huge punitive award. >> reporter: miller hopes it's a wake-up call. >> they're sending information to companies all over the world. it can affect your credit and your scores and your life. >> reporter: now, the only way to protect your report is to check it for free once a year at annualreport.com. and if you see errors, report them to the credit bureau and to the banks. they should be fixed in about a month. george? >> and if they're not, don't give up the fight. that's the lesson from your story. >> i'm motivated now. >> don't give up. >>> lara, you have my favorite story of the morning. >> i'm happy to hear that, george. mine, too. i agree. this is a story that has everyone's imagination running wild. warren buffett, auctioning off a tour of his famous chocolate factory in california and all for a great cause. ♪ there is no life i know to compare with pure imagination ♪ >> reporter: gene wilder played willie wonka in the '70s classic, but is warr
equifax is expected to appeal. >> the consumer did their job, however, somebody dropped the ball. that's why you're seeing such a huge punitive award. >> reporter: miller hopes it's a wake-up call. >> they're sending information to companies all over the world. it can affect your credit and your scores and your life. >> reporter: now, the only way to protect your report is to check it for free once a year at annualreport.com. and if you see errors, report them to the...
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. >> una mujer de oregon revivio la pelea de david y goliath, july miller libero una lucha contra equifax por pedir que cambiaran sus datos y gano 18 millónes de dólares. >> 561 reos están en huelga estatal, de ellos 385 tienen huelga de hambre desde que empezó él pasado 8 de junio, hoy murió uno y billy de 32 años se suicidio, cell que entro en 2009 murió estrangulado. >> la casa blanca dio un informe de los beneficios de una reforma migratoria se enfoca al sector agricola que no cuenta con trabajadores necesarios,. >> Él estado de michuacan méxico tiene violencia le costo al vice marina morir en la carretera, autoridades señalan al grupo caballeros templarios. >> 39 personas mueren en un bus que cayo 20 metros, se investigan falla de frenos o llantas, en italia. >> en estados unidos más de 20 niños son llevados al hospital por consumir dulces y se atoran, puede ser dulces, carne y palomitas de maiz, enseñe a masticar bien. >> todo listo para él estreno de la tempestad protagonizada por william levi. >> tenemo detalles. >> william embarca en un mar de pasiones, hago dos pe
. >> una mujer de oregon revivio la pelea de david y goliath, july miller libero una lucha contra equifax por pedir que cambiaran sus datos y gano 18 millónes de dólares. >> 561 reos están en huelga estatal, de ellos 385 tienen huelga de hambre desde que empezó él pasado 8 de junio, hoy murió uno y billy de 32 años se suicidio, cell que entro en 2009 murió estrangulado. >> la casa blanca dio un informe de los beneficios de una reforma migratoria se enfoca al sector...
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miller's lawsuit says she contacted equifax 8 times about the mistake. the judgment is the largest awarded to a consumer against one of the major credit bureaus and it likely will appealed. >>> bmw unveiled its new electric car. check it out. the i3 can go 80 to 100 miles on a single three-hour charge. that's on the higher end of the average. but it will have a tiny rear engine that can double the car's range. the body is made entirely of carbon fiber making it lighter and it's sells for $42,000. >>> americans on average are working less than their predecessors. in the 1965, americans reported 35 hours of look your time a week. in 2012, americans spent 42 hours a week doing whatever they want. the amount of hours worked dropped from 38 to 34 hours a week. and the government says the reason is an increase in part- time jobs. >> that leisure time is so overrated, don't you think? >> overrated? no way! we love our leisure time. [overlapping speakers] >>> we have some cooler air making its way onshore again today. these temperatures well below the average fo
miller's lawsuit says she contacted equifax 8 times about the mistake. the judgment is the largest awarded to a consumer against one of the major credit bureaus and it likely will appealed. >>> bmw unveiled its new electric car. check it out. the i3 can go 80 to 100 miles on a single three-hour charge. that's on the higher end of the average. but it will have a tiny rear engine that can double the car's range. the body is made entirely of carbon fiber making it lighter and it's sells...
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. $18.6million, that's how much equifax is going to have to pay to an oregon woman. she found errors in her credit report including an incorrect name and social security number and debts that were not hers. over two years, she asked eight times to have the problems fixed. her reputation suffered and she could not get loans. equifax will appeal that verdict and an estimated one out of every five credit reports contains errors. for help, call 888-5-helps-u. sue kwon, kpix 5. >>> as for that ticket app, the developers plan to expand the alerts to other big cities including san jose and oakland. >>> the good news about the haze that we sort of have over the bay area is we have a really nice sunset coming our way. >> sunset alert one hour from now head outside while watching your favorite cbs program and take some pictures. it's going to be off in the sunset because the smoke and hayes scatters the leapt. you can look at the sun for a little bit longer. you can see lots of oranges and reds coming up tonight. you may see it in oakland and emeryville and berkeley. we are no
. $18.6million, that's how much equifax is going to have to pay to an oregon woman. she found errors in her credit report including an incorrect name and social security number and debts that were not hers. over two years, she asked eight times to have the problems fixed. her reputation suffered and she could not get loans. equifax will appeal that verdict and an estimated one out of every five credit reports contains errors. for help, call 888-5-helps-u. sue kwon, kpix 5. >>> as for...
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a woman in oregon went to the mats against equifax after spending two years. big mistakes and a report. big mistakes. her social security number and your birthday or wrong. now let jury awarded her 18. $6 million in damages. >> 18 million. punitive damages. the series did really angry. and he thing is, "reports are wrong. holy mackerel, $19 million. i have to tell you something, this is annoying because credit reports are used by the government. the irs and the consumer financial protection bureau is building merrill consumer database of a credit reports. >> a bit of a set component because she takes care for disabled brother who has no credit whatsoever. everything she has to basically do for him is on her credit report. apparently -- melissa: it would tell us. but what they alleged is that cause of this bad credit report she could not help brother and that was time sensitive stuff and he suffered as a resul maybe that is to get the injury. >> it is a lot of money. melissa: maybe they will bmore responsive wn you call and tell them, that is not me. that perso
a woman in oregon went to the mats against equifax after spending two years. big mistakes and a report. big mistakes. her social security number and your birthday or wrong. now let jury awarded her 18. $6 million in damages. >> 18 million. punitive damages. the series did really angry. and he thing is, "reports are wrong. holy mackerel, $19 million. i have to tell you something, this is annoying because credit reports are used by the government. the irs and the consumer financial...
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. >>> the credit agency equifax is exploring options this morning. a jury decided it has to pay an oregon woman more than $18 million in damages. she spent years trying to correct big mistakes on her credit card. cbs news analyst and contributor mellody hobson is here. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> you look like sunshine this morning. $18 million. that unusually large for this case and how common that reports are wrong on your credit reports? >> this is a big lawsuit. and it's going to get a lot of attention. unfortunately, errors in credit reports are rampant. there was a study done in 2004 by the public interest group. they found that about 80% of credit report has an error. and not much has changed since then. now, 26% of the time, the error is significant enough to affect you getting credit. which is why i think the court is trying to make a big, big statement with these damages. >> so what is the message they're trying to send? >> i think they're trying to send a message to the credit rating agencies that they've got to get their house
. >>> the credit agency equifax is exploring options this morning. a jury decided it has to pay an oregon woman more than $18 million in damages. she spent years trying to correct big mistakes on her credit card. cbs news analyst and contributor mellody hobson is here. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> you look like sunshine this morning. $18 million. that unusually large for this case and how common that reports are wrong on your credit reports? >> this is a...
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. $18.6 million is awarded to an oregon woman who is trying to get equifax to correct her credit report. it had a wrong social security number and wrong birthday. they're expected to appeal this judgment. >>> how about this, never before seen video of president kennedy with his family during a cape cod vacation 50 years ago this weekend. the president can be seen golfing, sunbathing, relaxing with the first lady, their young children. it's 15 minutes of silent archival footage that's been released by the kennedy presidential library museum. it took place four months before his death in november 1963. >> look at that scene there. playing with the kid. >> on the boat, relaxes. >> camelot. from one camelot to another camelot. let's see what's coming up on "new day." >> the new camelot. >> i didn't say that. >> j.b. back in the saddle looking good there. of course, it could be the resplendent reflective beauty of mckayla. >> flattery gets you everywhere. >> back on balance. they complimented, we complimented. >> a lot of news to watch from around the world this morning. two major developmen
. $18.6 million is awarded to an oregon woman who is trying to get equifax to correct her credit report. it had a wrong social security number and wrong birthday. they're expected to appeal this judgment. >>> how about this, never before seen video of president kennedy with his family during a cape cod vacation 50 years ago this weekend. the president can be seen golfing, sunbathing, relaxing with the first lady, their young children. it's 15 minutes of silent archival footage that's...
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multimillion dollar lawsuit against equifax. starting in 2009 julie miller struggled to get credit from two different paings and found out her credit report contained inaccurate information. the company admitted miller's information was mixed with someone else's but for years they didn't take steps to correct it. a jury awarded miller, get this, $18.6 million dollar. amazing. for each additional month a child was breast fed his or her language skills advanced at age three. it calls for women to exclusively breast feed for the first six months and to continue breast feeding through one year. >> the widely anticipated new iphone maybe on the market sooner than expected. several blogs are reporting the new iphone will be available on september 6th. rumor is there's two new versions coming out. one is a cheaper version with the backing made of plastic. >> now to dramatic video out of china. take a look at this. china central television aired this video and it shows this landslide crashing down on a car. all four people in that car m
multimillion dollar lawsuit against equifax. starting in 2009 julie miller struggled to get credit from two different paings and found out her credit report contained inaccurate information. the company admitted miller's information was mixed with someone else's but for years they didn't take steps to correct it. a jury awarded miller, get this, $18.6 million dollar. amazing. for each additional month a child was breast fed his or her language skills advanced at age three. it calls for women to...
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el ex analista estÁ varado en el aeropuerto de moscÚ. 18.600 millones pagara equifax a una mujer porque nunca corriÓ errores en sus documentos, generaron problemas al momento de abrir cuentas bancarias, luchÓ entre 2009 y 2011 para que la firma enmendara sus datos. expertos consideran que podrÍa apelar el fallo de la magistrada en oregÓn. >>> y biologos descifran el misterio de cÓmo se comunican los delfines, tienen propios sonidos, y cientÍficos creen que la manera es parecida a la ndra, aunque no sea como lenguaje, esto comprueban con equipos submarinos y que registran los silbidos y son comparados con el lenguaje humano. para el que tiene una idea de la frase cayo un pez gordo, esta imagen explica esto, este pez espada de 700 libras de peso cayo en unas redes de pescadores para llevarse el titulo del torneo de pesca mÁs antiguo, que se realiza en louisiana, es el cuarto mÁs grande capturado, pero para sus captores resultÓ un parto, pues le costÓ 13 horas meterlo en sus redes. pero aquÍ si que valiÓ la pena. hay mÁs para ustedes en "despierta amÉrica." adelante muchachas
el ex analista estÁ varado en el aeropuerto de moscÚ. 18.600 millones pagara equifax a una mujer porque nunca corriÓ errores en sus documentos, generaron problemas al momento de abrir cuentas bancarias, luchÓ entre 2009 y 2011 para que la firma enmendara sus datos. expertos consideran que podrÍa apelar el fallo de la magistrada en oregÓn. >>> y biologos descifran el misterio de cÓmo se comunican los delfines, tienen propios sonidos, y cientÍficos creen que la manera es parecida...